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Every week, scilog features an exemplary project funded by the FWF. The presentations shed light on scientific questions and report on recent insights gained in basic research. The projects not only reflect the great variety of scientific disciplines, but also the range of support options offered by the Austrian Science Fund.

In the context of the PEEK Programme for arts-based research, the FWF supported the development of the INTRA-SPACE project in Vienna. It offers an experimental space for real-time encounters between actual and virtual individuals that catalyse digital-cultural behaviour. Continue reading “A space for experiencing virtual encounters”

Those who have the option, choose to settle down in a respectable neighbourhood. However, families with a migration background often do not have such a choice. A research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF investigated the impact of the local neighbourhood on the daily lives of these families. Continue reading “Pragmatism as a central life strategy”

The population of European eels has declined dramatically since the 1970s. Now, pressure from the international fishing industry is also starting to increasingly affect tropical species. In a project funded by the FWF, the biologist Robert Schabetsberger set out to learn more about the spawning areas of eels in the Pacific. Continue reading “Understanding the eel in order to save it”

With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, researchers from Vienna have developed methods to improve functional MRI with the new generation of highly sensitive 7 Tesla scanners. These devices can create precise maps of the brain before surgery to help surgeons avoid damaging vital areas. Continue reading “7T scanner provides precise 3D maps of brain activity”

While their products are highly coveted and their labour-intensive lifestyle is often admired, until recently hardly anything was known about how Austrian farmers themselves perceive their situation and the social aspects of farming life. A project funded by the Austrian Science FWF has now shed some light on this issue. Continue reading “Life on the farm is better than its reputation”

Fertilisers and pest control are central elements of agriculture and have a direct impact on the composition of species found in crop fields. Supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group and helping hands from the University of Innsbruck are engaged in field research, using ecological and molecular methods to find out which […] Continue reading “Manure boosts beneficial predators in agriculture”

Film, books, newspapers and lectures – Colin Ross (1885-1945) successfully utilised almost all media channels during the interwar period. He did so initially as a popular travel writer and later, increasingly, as a propagandist. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has examined his work in the context of his time and the […] Continue reading “Mapping Mr. Ross”

In the past, philosophical theories did not pay attention to childhood and child poverty. In a research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, philosophers have now drawn up the first theory of justice focusing on child poverty. Continue reading “Child poverty is unjust”